Today's talk
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Thursday, April 29, 1999
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Considered, call NPR's Audience Services at (202) 414-3232. For tapes and
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Today is the 100th birthday of Duke Ellington. Many of our talk shows today
(and Mama Jazz tonight) will celebrate his lasting impact on American music.
Diane Rehm: open phones; Lord Byron biographer Benita Eisler
Fresh Air: the music of Duke Ellington
Public Interest: the life and music of Duke Ellington
Talk of the Nation: the Supreme Court and the ADA; controversy over
insurance coverage of Viagra
All Things Considered: a celebration of Ellington, and the day's news
Friday on WMUB Forum: the war over Kosovo
The Diane
Rehm Show,
10-12 noon
(*2 FULL HOURS
on WMUB)
Diane plans to get a treatment for her voice this
Friday afternoon. She'll be off the air for the beginning of next week and
hopes to be able to be back by the end of the week.
10-11: Open Phones: Diane opens the phone lines and
invites calls from listeners around the country. She'll talk about
reactions to last week's high school shootings, recent programs, other
events in the news, or whatever happens to come up over the course of the
hour.
11-12: Benita Eisler: Biographer Benita Eisler
discusses the life, loves and verse of the nineteenth century poet Lord
Byron. He led a tempestuous life before dying at the age of thirty-six, and
was a celebrity superstar before the term was even invented. Her book is
called "Byron: Child of Passion, Fool of Fame" (Random House).
Fresh Air
with Terry Gross,
12:06-1 p.m.
Today is the 100th birthday of Duke Ellington. We'll
celebrate his innovative art by taking a tour of his music with jazz critic
Gary Giddins.
For tapes and transcripts of Fresh Air, call
Toll-Free 1-(877)-21-FRESH.
Public Interest,
1-2 p.m.
Host: Kojo Nnamdi
ON THE ONE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS BIRTH,
EDWARD KENNEDY ELLINGTON'S MUSIC REMAINS FRESH AND ATTRACTIVE TO A BROAD
RANGE OF LISTENERS BOTH HERE AND OVERSEAS. JOIN KOJO AND MUSIC HISTORIANS
TO DISCUSS DUKE ELLINGTON'S LIFE IN MUSIC AND THE INFLUENCE HIS WORK
CONTINUES TO HAVE ON MUSIC TODAY.
Guests: 1. Mark Tucker, editor, "The Duke
Ellington Reader" 2. Rusty Hasaan, jazz historian, adjunct professor of
jazz and blues, American University 3. Charles Cassell, founder Charlin
jazz society
Talk of
the Nation
2-4 p.m. (*LIVE)
Host: Ray Suarez
HOUR ONE: THE SUPREME COURT AND THE ADA: the likely
policy effect of the Supreme Court review of the Americans with
Disabilities Act
HOUR TWO: VIAGRA, THE PILL, AND INSURANCE: the
controversy over insurance coverage of Viagra prescriptions
Call Talk of the Nation at 1-800-989-TALK to
join in the conversation.
on today's
All Things
Considered,
4-7 p.m.
Duke Ellington has been called the greatest American
composer of the 20th century. We continue the celebration of composer and
bandleader Duke Ellington on the centennial of his birth.
WMUB Forum,
9-10 a.m.,
repeated 7-8 p.m.
Guest host Cleve Callison with an hour of
conversations with guests, and your e-mail comments and questions
(http://www.wmub.org/forumcomment.html)
Friday, April 30: the war over Kosovo
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